AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 732

A company is migrating to the AWS Cloud to meet storage needs. The company wants to optimize costs based on the amount of storage that the company uses.

Which AWS offering or benefit will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively?

Answer options

• A. Pay-as-you-go pricing
• B. Savings Plans
• C. AWS Free Tier
• D. Volume-based discounts

Correct answer: A

Explanation

AWS pay-as-you-go pricing allows organizations to pay only for the storage they actually consume, making it the most flexible and cost-effective model for fluctuating storage needs. Savings Plans apply primarily to compute services rather than general storage, while the AWS Free Tier is not designed for ongoing enterprise-scale storage needs.